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Corey Haim, C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Preston

In the brief flower of his teen idolhood, C. Thomas Howell starred in this unexpectedly mature teen comedy. High school loser Michael (Howell) receives an unsigned love note and hopes it's from the ...( read more  read more... )queen of the social scene, Debbie (Kelly Preston). When Debbie brushes him off, his best friend Toni (Lori Loughlin) convinces him to send her an anonymous note of his own--only Toni, who's so in love with Michael that she wants him to be happy, rewrites his clumsy fumblings into romantic prose, and Debbie swoons. Meanwhile, the first note has fallen into other hands, setting off misguided passion among the kids' parents. Secret Admirer could have been familiar fluff, but the plot keeps taking unexpected turns, tweaking the clichés of the teen genre with a dose of reality. The characters reveal surprising sides, resulting in a unusually rich story that earns its happy ending. --Bret Fetzer

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: David Greenwalt

Release Date: June 14, 1985

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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Flixster Reviews (173)

  • puffchunk
    August 18, 2008
    puffchunk
    Oh the 80's. How I do enjoy making fun of it.
  • donnarenee2006
    November 23, 2008
    donnarenee2006
    Hilarious teen comedy on a Secret Admirer letter. How one letter intrigues the mind of Michael ( C.Thomas Howell) who is curious to see who his admirer is and pin points the hot girl in school Debbie. Only thing is Michael needs his best friend Toni to help him out with deliverin...( read more)g the letters. Soon, it get's in the wrong hands and causes mayhem. Hilarious and funny and a great 80's favorite. Fred Ward makes a nice addition to this comedy. :)
  • ileo
    December 6, 2007
    ileo
    This was the funniest, the cutest, and definitely the craziest movie ever! I love it still.
    Great cast!
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 30, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    A good movie but corny ending
  • runawaymommycwm
    August 13, 2009
    runawaymommycwm
    this movie was funny
  • jjb3332003
    July 19, 2009
    jjb3332003
    Cute 80's romantic comedy.
  • idhasi
    July 5, 2009
    idhasi
    WEll,when u like someone, its better to say it straight to the person..
  • se7enthangel
    March 15, 2009
    se7enthangel
    A 1980s favorite romantic-comedy. It was sweet and memorable but predictable plot.
  • beachbabe101kd
    January 14, 2009
    beachbabe101kd
    soo funnyy and enjoyable!!
  • alienun711
    January 11, 2009
    alienun711
    c. thomas howell, daphne zuniga, kelly preston

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